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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNew Bath deals for Auterac and Catt
Looseheads Nick Auterac and Nathan Catt have renewed their deals with Bath, it was announced today. Auterac, 23 joined from Saracens...
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/ 10 years agoWATCH: Emotional haka from former teammates of Jonah Lomu
All Blacks greats, led by Buck Shelford, have united to pay tribute to Jonah Lomu with a powerful haka as thousands...
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/ 10 years agoJamie Roberts to start Varsity for Cambridge
Jamie Roberts has been named in Cambridge’s starting XV for this year’s Varsity against Oxford. The Welsh centre, who has 77...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoLeigh Halfpenny discusses move back to Wales
Full-back Leigh ready to open talks over a return to Wales even if it means taking an annual pay cut of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDavid Strettle backs Sarries pair to bolster Eddie Jones’ staff
David Strettle believes the “inspirational” Saracens coaching duo of Alex Sanderson and Paul Gustard are just the men to turn England‘s...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Peter Lydon – London Scottish and former Stade Francais and Ulster full-back
1. Lovejoy Chawatama – Showed great potential for London Scottish and England Students last year. Really humble guy and great work...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoRoss Moriarty: I control myself better now
Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty says he has no intention of toning down the confrontational style that persuaded Wales boss Warren Gatland...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Simmonds – Exeter fly-half
It took Joe Simmonds only two months to go from schoolboy to a man-of-the-match performance on his debut for Exeter. That...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership round 5 teams
Exeter v Harlequins Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, James Short; Gareth Steenson, Will Chudley; Ben Moon, Jack...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChampionship round 10 teams
Bristol v London Scottish Bristol: Jack Wallace; Tom Varndell, Jack Tovey, Gavin Henson, David Lemi (Capt.); Matthew Morgan, Will Cliff; Jack...
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/ 10 years agoJanuary dates for postponed European matches
The postponed Champions Cup fixtures, including Bath‘s trip to Toulon, will be played on weekend of January 9 it was announced...
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/ 10 years agoCharlie Hodgson to hang up his boots
Charlie Hodgson will retire at the end of the season and join Saracens‘ backroom staff. The 35-year old fly-half, who is...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNew Northampton deal for George North
Northampton Saints have announced that George North has put pen to paper on a new contract to stay at Franklin’s Gardens....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJoe Trayfoot out to beat his diabetes fright
London Irish flanker Joe Trayfoot says he is determined not to allow the onset of diabetes to ruin his chances of...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Henry Thomas – Bath prop
1. Cutlery chewers It makes my skin crawl when I’m sat within ear shot of someone who chews on their metal...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Dan Biggar is the man to lead Ospreys on glory run
Dan Biggar goes to work this afternoon in a place surrounded by volcanic mountains, a suitable location for an Osprey who...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoChris Robshaw’s ‘great strengths should not be jettisoned’
England‘s new head coach has been warned to think long and hard before ditching Chris Robshaw as either captain or openside...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half
How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRees suspended for seven weeks
Matthew Rees has been suspended for seven weeks following his stamping on the head of Nick Easter. The incident occurred in...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn
Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Bakewell – former Eastern Suburbs player and Bath coach
With more than 400 games as a player (prop and back row) and coach, Eastern Suburbs in Sydney is definitely my...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDave Attwood pens new Bath deal
Bath have today confirmed that Dave Attwood has renewed his contract with the Club. The second row has made 113 appearances...
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/ 10 years agoGray joins Toulouse
Richie Gray will be turning out for Toulouse next season after agreeing terms on a four-year contract. The Scotland lock, 26,...
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/ 10 years agoSmallbone commits to London Irish
London Irish announced that loosehead prop Tom Smallbone has committed his future to the club signing a two-year extension. Smallbone, who...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath bring in Luke Charteris
Bath have confirmed the arrival of Luke Charteris ahead of next season. The Welsh second row, who stands at 6′ 9”,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoManu Tuilagi will be offered £1.6m by Worcester
Centre will be paid a world record £750,000 next season if he agrees to make the switch to Warriors.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWATCH: Matthew Rees cited for stamping on Easter
Cardiff Blues captain Matthew Rees will appear at a disciplinary hearing in London tomorrow following his red card for stamping on...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWin a copy of Rugby World Cup 2015: The Official Review!
ON DVD AND DIGITAL 30th NOVEMBER 2015 Relive the drama and excitement of Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, the biggest...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Aaron Mauger – Leicester head coach and former All Blacks and Crusaders centre
1. Greg Feek – My old Crusaders mate has the best laugh in world rugby. He’s now the scrum coach for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess
Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Oliver Thorley – Gloucester wing
Oliver Thorley has targeted Gloucester‘s next three games to kick off a season which could end with World Cup glory in...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland confirm Eddie Jones as new head coach
Eddie Jones has today been confirmed as England head coach on a four-year contract, starting in December. Jones will take charge...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoChange the maul rule to get brighter rugby
Bedford boss Mike Rayer believes laws relating to the maul need revising after statistics showed that nearly as many tries are...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Sam Wilson – Hull Ionians wing
1. Noisy eaters I’m sure every squad has one of these and ours is second row Alex Campbell. On Thursday we...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChampions Cup round 2 teams
Pool 1 Toulouse v Oyonnax Toulouse: Clément Poitrenaud; Maxime Médard, Gael Fickou, Florian Fritz, Timoci Matanavou; Luke McAlister, Jean-Marc Doussain; Vasil...
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/ 10 years agoWIN tickets to the London Double Header
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Green Flag, Premiership Rugby’s Official Breakdown Cover Supplier, to offer 10 fans the chance...
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/ 10 years agoRichie McCaw retires
Richie McCaw has today announced his retirement from rugby. The New Zealand captain, 34, is regarded as one of the best...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoRhys Priestland: Kyle Eastmond’s style is dangerous
Bath new boy Rhys Priestland believes England can put their inside centre headache behind them by selecting club-mate Kyle Eastmond for...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Dan Robson – Wasps scrum-half
Big game against Gloucester today? It’s huge for us. We’re back at the Ricoh and it’d be good to get a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChallenge Cup round 2 teams
Cardiff Blues v Harlequins Cardiff Blues: Blaine Scully; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson – If Warren Gatland intends to stay why not say so?
The Welsh Rugby Union deny that their long-term contract with Warren Gatland contains a clause allowing another country to buy him...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Stuart Lancaster did decent thing – so should the other coaches
With the RFU suits in a state of panic having failed to put in place a detailed contingency plan to take...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain on the big debate: Call in Sir Clive, Jones, Baxter, Mallinder and Edwards
Ian Ritchie has a solution to England’s coaching future staring him in the face: Appoint Sir Clive Woodward as RFU performance...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLegend Jonah Lomu dies aged 40
The rugby world has today lost its first global superstar as Jonah Lomu has died aged 40. The All Black great,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDave Ewers aiming to show he has real six appeal
Dave Ewers insists he feels no bitterness towards England after his World Cup snub – but is hungrier than ever to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Jones – former Scarlets and Wales wing now Rotherham coach
Hopefully my rugby career has plenty of miles left on the clock – the long commute from Llanelli to Rotherham certainly...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChris Robshaw re-signs with Harlequins
Chris Robshaw has committed his future to Harlequins signing a new deal with the only club he’s ever played for. The...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoShingler signs contract extension
Scarlets have today announced that flanker Aaron Shingler is the latest to put pen to paper with a contract extension keeping...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Jack Yeandle – Exeter captain and former Doncaster hooker
1. Cian Healy – What he does on the international scene is pretty impressive. A very strong ball carrier. Ben “the...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWales bid to keep Shaun Edwards from RFU
Wales have presented Shaun Edwards with a brand new contract and asked him to sign on for four more years. The...
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